ML17171A198
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| ML17171A198 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 06/20/2017 |
| From: | NRC Region 1 |
| To: | |
| Setzer T | |
| References | |
| Download: ML17171A198 (4) | |
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Indian Point is the most dangerous nuclear facility in the USA Spent fuel pools and gas pipelines are accessible by plane Photo taken by Paul Blanch "ying within FAA approved airspace (15 seconds from plant)
Fukushima release was signi"cantly less than Chernobyl
Source: Science Magazine May 25, 2017 Uninhabitable region from a postulated spent fuel pool accident in Pennsylvania (Indian Point spent fuel pools are more than 2 times larger)
Consequences of an explosion of spent fuel at Indian Point
- An area equal to Connecticut and Massachusetts uninhabitable for generations
- Entire population and infrastructure of NYC and Hudson Valley destroyed
- Damage about 50% of the US GDP--- $8 Trillion for an Indian Point release
- An act of malice may be caused by single person (plane or vehicle)
- Consequences worse than a nuclear attack (except for prompt fatalities)
- Nuclear plants have no "ight restrictions and no air defense Gas pipelines in the Indian Point proximity significantly increase the probability and consequences of a spent fuel pool release NRC refuses to address gas pipeline issue due to nuclear economics